Gene Bearden Stats

Gene Bearden was born on Sunday, September 5, 1920, in Lexa, Arkansas. Bearden was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 10, 1947, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Gene Bearden baseball stats page.

"Indians fans will always remember his contributions to the team's last World Series title in 1948. His victory in the 1948 American League playoff game against Boston still ranks as one of the greatest wins in franchise history." - Team Owner Larry Dolan (March 18, 2004)

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Gene Bearden

Gene Bearden Autograph on a 1986 C.C.C. Reprint (#284)

Gene Bearden Autograph on a 1986 C.C.C. Reprint (#284)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Henry Eugene Bearden
Nickname:   The Arkansas Traveler
Born On:   09-05-1920
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lexa, Arkansas
Zodiac:   Virgo
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-18-2004
Place of Death Data Died In:   Alexander City, Alabama
Cemetery:   Sunset Memorial Park, West Helena, Arkansas
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03
Player Weight Chart Weight:   204
First Game:   05-10-1947 (Age 26)
Last Game:   09-05-1953
Draft:   Not Applicable
Gene Bearden

Gene Bearden Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1947 Indians 1 0 0 0 0 .000 81.08 0 0 0 0.1 4 2 3 3 0 1 - 0 1 0 0 -
1948 Indians 37 29 4 20 7 .741 2.43 15 6 1 229.2 935 187 62 72 9 106 - 80 5 3 0 -
1949 Indians 32 19 0 8 8 .500 5.10 5 0 0 127.0 593 140 72 77 6 92 - 41 11 2 0 -
1950 Indians 14 3 6 1 3 .250 6.15 0 0 0 45.1 211 57 31 32 5 32 - 10 3 0 0 -
1950 Senators 12 9 2 3 5 .375 4.21 4 0 0 68.1 310 81 32 35 1 33 - 20 2 2 1 -
1951 Senators 1 1 0 0 0 .000 16.87 0 0 0 2.2 16 6 5 5 0 2 - 1 0 0 0 -
1951 Tigers 37 4 12 3 4 .429 4.33 2 1 0 106.0 476 112 51 58 6 58 - 38 5 1 0 -
1952 Browns 34 16 10 7 8 .467 4.30 3 0 0 150.2 676 158 72 89 13 78 - 45 10 1 1 -
1953 White Sox 25 3 9 3 3 .500 2.93 0 0 0 58.1 250 48 19 27 8 33 - 24 3 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
7 Years 193 84 43 45 38 .542 3.96 29 7 1 788.1 3,471 791 347 398 48 435 - 259 40 9 2 -
Gene Bearden

Gene Bearden Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1947 Indians 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1948 Indians 37 90 14 23 3 0 2 0 14 5 - 9 2 - 0 2 .256 .295 .356
1949 Indians 32 45 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 11 2 - 0 0 .111 .149 .111
1950 Indians 14 13 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 - 2 0 - 0 0 .154 .267 .385
1950 Senators 14 22 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 2 1 - 0 2 .227 .320 .273
1951 Senators 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1951 Tigers 37 32 7 6 2 0 2 0 6 0 - 4 1 - 0 0 .188 .188 .438
1952 Browns 45 65 6 23 3 0 0 0 8 2 - 10 1 - 0 2 .354 .373 .400
1953 White Sox 31 21 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 2 - 0 1 .190 .190 .190
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 212 288 35 68 10 1 4 0 32 14 - 42 9 - 0 7 .236 .272 .319
Gene Bearden

Gene Bearden Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1947 Indians P 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1948 Indians P 37 29 689 68 1.8 67 15 52 1 11 n/a n/a n/a .985 2.63 -
1949 Indians P 32 19 381 52 1.6 51 9 42 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .981 3.61 -
1950 Indians P 14 3 136 16 1.1 10 2 8 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .625 1.99 -
1950 Senators 1B 1 - - 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1950 Senators P 12 9 205 19 1.6 18 4 14 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .947 2.37 -
1951 Senators P 1 1 8 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1951 Tigers P 37 4 318 25 0.7 24 3 21 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .960 2.04 -
1952 Browns P 34 16 452 46 1.4 44 12 32 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.63 -
1953 White Sox P 25 3 175 16 0.6 13 2 11 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .813 2.01 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 193 84 2,365 242 1.3 227 47 180 15 13 n/a n/a n/a .938 2.59 --
1B Totals 1 0 0 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
7 Years 194 84 2,365 244 1.3 229 49 180 15 14 n/a n/a n/a .939 2.61 --
Gene Bearden

Gene Bearden Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1947 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 27.03
1948 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 45.0 10.0 6.4 0.75 3.13 4.15
1949 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.1 45.0 0.45 2.91 6.52
1950 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.5 0.0 0.31 1.99 6.35
1950 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 11.0 0.0 0.61 2.63 4.35
1951 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 3.37 6.75
1951 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 16.0 8.0 5.3 0.66 3.23 4.92
1952 Browns 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.5 8.1 0.58 2.69 4.66
1953 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.3 7.0 0.73 3.70 5.09
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 72.0 6.9 9.0 0.60 2.96 4.97
Gene Bearden

Gene Bearden Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1947 Cleveland Indians 17 Undetermined - -
1948 Cleveland Indians 30 Undetermined - Stats
1949 Cleveland Indians 30 Undetermined - -
1950 Cleveland Indians 30 Undetermined - -
1950 Washington Senators 29 Undetermined - -
1951 Washington Senators 19 Undetermined - -
1951 Detroit Tigers 37 Undetermined - -
1952 St. Louis Browns 30 Undetermined - -
1953 Chicago White Sox 36 Undetermined - -


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